Diabetic Foot

An incredible amount of resources are used in wound care management for diabetics in order to prevent two of the more common complications from occurring, namely progressive infection manifesting as cellulitis or amputation resulting from gangrene - Barbara Sadick

Diabetic Foot

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A Simple Step to Cut Diabetes Costs

An incredible amount of resources are used in wound care management for diabetics in order to prevent two of the more common complications from occurring, namely progressive infection manifesting as cellulitis or amputation resulting from gangrene...

"Foot problems take a big toll: As a common cause of hospitalizations among diabetic patients, they help drive up diabetes-related costs, which totaled $245 billion in 2012, according to the American Diabetes Association, up 41% from 2007.

The good news, doctors say, is that daily inspection and cleansing of the feet—which isn't complicated or expensive—can go a long way toward preventing foot ulcers, which can lead to amputations.…

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On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices.

International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot

The mission of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) is to produce evidence-based guidelines to inform health care providers all over the world on strategies for the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease. Thus the IWGDF aims to reduce the high patient and societal burden of diabetic foot disease.

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